CHANDIGARH: Expressing his concerns on illegal weapons and drugs being pushed into Indian territory from across the border, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson of the AICC Manish Tewari on Saturday demanded that the Central Government must install anti Drone technologies to stop the smuggling into Punjab with use of drones. Tewari said that he had already written a letter to Union Home Minister on this sensitive issue.
Addressing a press conference Tewari, expressing his worries on current situation in Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan has given strength to the divisive forces working in neighbouring Pakistan and it could be harmful for the interests of Indian border states particularly Punjab and J&K.
Member of Lok Sabha said that ISI was continuously working to sabotage peace in India and everyone could see the smuggling of drugs and weapons into our territory through drones in this context. Though our forces, which are on high alert, have successfully foiled many such bids but there are doubts that some of them may be successful in achieving targets.
Talking on the ongoing protest of cane growers Tewari said that the central government has never given MSP on Sugarcane crop, whichever rates the state governments announce that only doesn’t work more than advisories to the sugar mills. That is why it is the necessity that the central government should announce MSP for sugarcane crop also like other 22 crops, demanded the Member Parliament.
He also said that they are firmly stand with the farmers and their Member Parliaments have also presented resolutions against the black farm laws but these resolutions could not have discussed due to the logjam in the recently concluded Monsoon Session of Parliament. He also said that they have also put demand before the Speaker of Lok Sabha to call a special session to discuss these resolutions.
On being asked about Bargari issue, Tewari said that during the SAD-BJP Government the investigation was handed over to C.B.I and had also recommended for closing of the case after five years of investigation, but it was the Punjab CM who reopened the case and filed chargesheet. He also said that the investigation, which had got derailed due to an officer, had been given to the new investigation team which was going on and justice would be delivered soon.